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l n'after w e i d e e'iined.

The invention is "fully disclosedHin the .follow ing specification, of which the accom- 7 I panyingfldrawing formsa part, inwhich the separate parts: of myair'nprovement are dessignated bysuitable reference charaetersin i is h sepe a Patented Apr, 10, 1928..

LQUIS'TURAN, or ROOKLYN, new YQRKQ CONTAINER.

A m eee fi P 'l Ll se i ee-11011266 V This invention relates to containers ,for products of Various kinds and classes, such for examplevias ice cream cans or containers-; and the object ofthe invent onls to provlde ,a container composed of two or more parts vwithmeans for movably coupling said parts w e e y ane .t p pe f r enm y moved into position tofassumea bottom p art thereof and the next adjacent part then constitutesthe top part of the container a further object being to provide mea'ns for permane ntly connecting the separate parts of the-container, said means permitting ofv the movement of the separate parts relatively to .each other in the adjustment of said parts ntetheir sev l P i ns e iurth ob ectloeing; to providemeansffor locking the separate parts of L the container together in" the di erent ,PQ$i ?iQIl 2 ther e o p o a le lnn k neen in iver l yn d nth' accomplishment; a still; further object be- "mg; to provide af device ,of the class and 5 for e V h ,pee e l peeifi eemprie ee :me wsn stenfli lly;s mi r an o e9min -n membe 'eveblya d edil ebly e p e ,yvhei eby the 2 relativepositions of said memh r may; be ha d, d ee ei hers being mounted one above the other ;a nd

wit the en e e Obj c in v w, the

inventien eeni t i e de ie e t lee and for the purpose specified which is SlH lpleplIL CQIlStIZHCtlQII and operation, elliient in nsennd which is constructed as herefea'ch rof the iews and in which s Fig. 1 isa; side YieW, of a container made ee er ingi t my ,inve with}: Pa f; the een tnu tie b eke -rend 1n m-en- Fig. 2 is a",VieW-of"o;ne side ofrthe contein re ew i nF g--1 Q 2 re luee e le,

1 8 is-a viewsimilar to Fig. Qfhut showingan; opposite side ofthe containen,

s egs a V ew im lar t ie- 2 bu sh w- P r the-wee in. e eh ege ipe itie i a ,v :Fig, 5 is-a seetion onthe l-ine 5 ,;-5 Qf Fig 3;;a d,

Fig. {6 is a transnerse sectional ivlew .lth l ug e mod fie for elf c ta e deni s latio n to the l on WhereintWo cans or containermen bers;are empl y 7 lf gsltoi5 1nclusive,l have shown tor the purpose 1 of illustrating one (use of my invention, a can of a the general form dimensions of an ice :eream' can on container such vas is commonly used ,in the freezing V and-transportation of icei cream soldlto, te r de 1 7 the.e-en tr-eet eneh nn, the can comprises two members ,10,-an 1 ]1 i,,tn

member 10 constituting [the top ingemher proper of p the canjandgis 7 open a't the} b0 tom and is. provided With, I

While the member 11 "is p-royided gwithea bottom 8 p 'e te y eet' inn lyie the lower edge of said m berga -mea ing; l oft-he drawing. i i

' .Onth e telrfae ref ith e member vll is a track lof channelg iormay i i-n-e e eti n e ta hienedite e I cei e the balljend le iofgaihinge arm 16} of universal i in ype se ed t h ieilterflfe e of the lower portion of the-member 150; The a m 6 e t d in ubsta ti y. nerellehe her 10 andthe ball end 15 is arrangedgt rlght angles to said 'arm. Theparts lfl, 15

and .16 cionstitute ,a hinge construction wherein the {hinge Harm 1,6 the ball end .1 .the r ef i inii bl 'l egitu i e yeith h nel member gl zen th .[e e e Q17 and i 18 serve ehannel-lev 4 M l em mbe l i e refere l i-pr id rle QPP i nee ll l a 1 ight nsle t l ll hinge, constructionwith projecting; lugg lg to Arrang d eppe h n eenstr-uetiene saidmembers 10 and 11 is a catch device comp isi g: We re 2 en 1; tber rtE e lyi g th ri e 'B FZZ eee inee keepe 23 onthe part 21 for locking -the parts lO and 11 togetheragainst accidental displacement- :By' Q ng'fih em 22 t n R g llQte Fig. Q 'VtheQart-s 1 0 wil may be eon-pled and t-he par-t ll EWHQg jupwdly rei twardly 0 t e member LOaenQath th itu ne n' ene .efitt imernp p g to; limit.,,the mov,'ement of eh b e d is i b th :dire tien in ne-'7 the member ll note Fig.,-,4=-of' the drawing. this position of; theft-parts,

iend'e f rm e e Ee imi neth deW -We d meneme fhe a-m mbe n th memb 11 o th hinge qn nuet niand I h mo ed ewns a dly t .-hring;the'lcnverv flared edgefl2 lower edge; of V the armi22 Qf t-he catCl1 device WhiChiiSI-OII the'partQO engages{anotherpart fzhon they I member llfsimilar to'the part 21 but arranged at the opposite end portion. of said member 11, the part 21 having'a keeper 23 in. connection with which the, lockarm22 operates. V I In the use of ice cream cans, 'wh ch;1s

' givenas anexample of one methodot carexperienced in removing v v the lower portion of the canin that'fthe arm of the operator must pass Further,

rying'my invention into efieet, diliiculty is theice cream from or commonly known can or conta iner when removed from constantly subjected to the atmosphere resun-sin a loss of considerable ice cream by exposure to the elements." However, with my improved construction, itwill be understood that when haltot the creamhas been the containen'the normal top 7 part 10 may be" reversed and brought to the lower portion of the devicefthus bringing the normal bottom 13-"o't the member ll'at the central portion of the container thus interchanged, bringing the ice cream to a g-pl'ace where it maybe readily removed irom .7 thecontainer and also V presenting anfeil'ect that a filled or comparatively filled. can of ic cream presents, especially to the eye oi It'will beunderstood that the a, purchaser; I

mounted in. freezing cans in question 'are 1 "apparatus or ice chests 'such' as are commonly .'employed in confectionery stores,

and? like places where ice cream V pended "cla ms witho'utdeparting; from the drug stores iscsold or used in any way. i

In Fig.6 ofcthe drawing; I have shown another method of carrying my invention into effect wherein l have shown two -sub- .stantially' similar can or -24 and2f," the'member normalxtop member while the-member 24,

the normal bottom memben; However, it

-. will, be noted that both cot-"theseim'embers ar provided withibottomfw alls 25" an wheebyi "stan'ces may.

be contained within each mem- :ber and the normalbottom member 24 may be retained in a sealedandpreservative con- :rlition until it is desired to move the; same fmtothe uppermostpos t on in the-lnversion or said members in the same manner as with the construction shown in Figs. 1 to 5 in clusiveiy i 1 Fig. 6 of the drawing have shown a H hinge arm '26 on the member'24 andprof p U vided witha ball end 27 working in an elongated-channel 28 on the periphery of "the member 24:? and a catch device having parts 29 and 30 similar to the parts 20'and 21 is Ymounted respectively on the parts Qand 39a having a keeper '32 is QPthe-part 29' having an arm 31 engaging a-keeper '32 on the part24 and another vpart mounted on the body otice cream in the average gether, nor am I container or can members, employed, and vacontainenmembersf 24; constituting the cream or other products or sub- 7 part 24:

30 being similar to-the part 21. It will also be noted that the lower ends of both parts 24 and 24 edges of the' respective parts be placed within the countersunk bottoms of the other parts when the parts are in normal and inverted positions.

" It will benoted on a consideration of Fig.

.10 and '11,a packing ring or gasketfB tto effect a seal toprevent any possible leakage can or container or to' ofthe contents of the have outwardly flared walls -83 and 83 respectively whereby the upper 24 and 24 may adjacent the lower end, the part 7 prevent moisture from an external source entering the can or container; It} will be understood thatcany suitable ineansmay be provided to produce a seal at this'point espe'cially in the original can or container. i

It 'will be understood? thatj my improved can orcontainer maybe used for many puror nitialiise of the poses other than the specific purpose herein given as anexample. In other words; the

container may beused for such products as greases heayy'oils and food products of various kinds and classes. It will also be apparent that I am not necessarily limited to the specific typeof clasp'herei-n shown and described for coupling the several parts tolimited to the number of 'riousother changes in any; modifications of the constructlon herein shown and described may be made within the scope of fthe'apspirit of myvinvention" or sacrificing its advantages.

Having *tully' described my invention, what I claim; as new and Y Letters'jPatent is -1. Acontainer o the separate parts desire to secure by i t the class described a "moved intov position :to as sume'abottompart of the complete "device, means" 01 securing v togetheragainst' displace 'ment in the severalpositions thereofifone of saidparts having atransverse wall andthe movable coupling of thefsever'al parts being v of universal. joint construction. f "3 described coni- QIA container of the class rising two members of like capacities adapted to means for hinging said members together and to permit of the movement, of said membe mounted one upon theother,

hers into position to invert the relative po- :sitions thereof, means vfor coupling the memberstogether in the difierent positions I I thereof, said hinge means comprising a channel extending longitudinally of" one of said members and a ball part on the other member movably mounted in said channel. I 3. A sectional container of the class described comprising two container members normally arranged in end to end relation, means for movably coupling said members together to permit of the placement of either member on top of the other member,

whereby a normal top member may be moved into position to assume a bottom member of the complete device, and the inside dimensions of said members comparatively being of j the same dimensions throughouttheir length, forming in said members, chambers, the inner faces ofthe side walls of which are in common alinement when said members are placed one upon another, and means for securing the separate-members together in the several positions thereof.

4. In a container device composed of two movably connected containerfparts, a channel member extending longitudinally of the outer wall of one of said parts, anarm secured to the other of said parts and provided with a member operating in and retained againstdisplacement from the channel member of the other part whereby the normal top part of the container maybe moved relatively to the other part and placed beneath the same andin end .to end relation therewith, and the memberon said arm being of ball formation to provide universal movement of the arm relatively to the channel member.

5. In a container device composed of two movably connected container parts, a channel member extending longitudinally of the outer wallof one'of said parts, an arm secured tothe other of said parts and provided with a member operating in and retained against displacement from the channel member of the other part whereby the normal top part of the container may be moved relatively to the other part and placed beneath the sameand in end to end relation therewith, the member on said arm being of ball formation toprovide ber, and means at the end portions of each.

of said parts for coupling-the same together in the several positions thereof. In testimony that I claim 8th day of April, 1926. 7

v LOUIS TURAN.

universal movement ofthe arm relatively to the channel memg g the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name this 

